Misinformation outpaces fact-checkers, and AI makes deception cheap. This #RSOS study shows how the same #AI can inoculate against #misinformation: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social

Am Nat is *the* coolest journal - not just bc it's a beloved society journal, or bc it was well ahead of the curve in requiring data deposition, or bc it publishes deeply cool eco-evo work but ALSO because we have the best people writing our press releases. Become one of our best people!

Joe Brennan@biologyjoe87.bsky.social · 22h ago

Looking for sci comm opportunities? Join us as a writer for American Naturalist press releases! These write-ups are primarily written by graduate students and other early-career scientists. No experience required; we have editors to help along the way. Apps due Sept 1. Please share widely :D

Updated preprint: “A mathematical synthesis of genetics, development, and evolution”. Much of our understanding of phenotypic evolution relies on quantitative genetics, which in turn relies on what is known as the infinitesimal model. Thread. 1/10 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

A mathematical synthesis of genetics, development, and evolution

Mathematically integrating genetics, development, and evolution is a longstanding challenge. A prevalent approach is quantitative genetics underpinned by the infinitesimal model, which considers a sim...

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New preprint just online, led by Fay Frost and me: comparing the thermal sensitivity of 300+ invertebrate life history traits shows that reproduction is more sensitive than lifespan to warming. Studies focusing on survival may be underestimating the effect of warming on animal populations 🔥🔥🔥

EcoEvoRxiv@ecoevorxiv.bsky.social · 6d ago

Reproduction is more sensitive to warming than adult lifespan across invertebrates DOI: doi.org/10.32942/X2W...

Attention: dream job alert!! 🚨 This is *my* home department, which I unabashedly love! We're a super collegial group (that really protects & supports junior faculty 💪) and Davis is a great place to live. Happy to chat more about what it's like to be a faculty here

Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra@jrossibarra.bsky.social · 6d ago

I am excited to announce a job for an Asst Prof in Plant Evolution in the dept. of Evolution and Ecology at @ucdavis.bsky.social. We're looking broadly, from macro (speciation, comparative genomics, evo-devo) to micro (pop biology, adaptive evolution, evo-eco). recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777

🧪 ETHOLOGY: Do animals align with Earth's magnetic field? 🧲🐆🌍 Landler et al. use leopard data to highlight pitfalls in magnetic alignment studies. Their guide includes R scripts to detect spatial autocorrelation, helping researchers make studies more robust. #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth.70094

A Practical Guide to Studying Magnetic Alignment of Free‐Living Animals: Lessons From Leopards

We show that spatial autocorrelation in circular data can be detected and provide guidelines how to avoid such issues in magnetic alignment field studies.

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Proud of contributing to this! Light-touch, the STRANGE framework encourages +ive engagement w/ biases in our data, helping us understand where & when results (do/don't) generalise, & spot unrecognised drivers of behavioural variation. 🧪🤓 led by @mikemwebster.bsky.social & awesome co-author team!

Alan McElligott@amcell.bsky.social · 2w ago

2026. Using the STRANGE framework to improve replicability in animal behaviour research and allied fields www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... via @asab.org cc @asabeducation.bsky.social

Our (with @plewin.bsky.social) @currentbiology.bsky.social Dispatches is out today (doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...). Covering two recent papers about bird eye movements during flight, using homing pigeons as model species.

To eat or not to eat: that is the question! A new #OpenBiology review synthesizes current understanding of the neural and physiological mechanisms that shape feeding-related decision-making across species: doi.org/10.1098/rsob... #SystemsBiology

This morning we are lucky to have Steven Cooke kicking off the session: "Fish Behaviour & Physiology in Conservation". He talks about interdisciplinary in fish biology and why it's needed to meet the challenges of the 21st century. You can read more, here: doi.org/10.1139/face... #FSBI2026

It’s a little nerve-wracking playing in another field’s sandbox, but this was a really fun way to bring some primatology to an ancient Egyptian conundrum.. so if you’re into big baboons, Egyptian dieties, etymological puzzles, &/or spectroscopy of shiny things.. read on! 🧪🏺🐒🌕 tinyurl.com/moonbaboon

Moonlight and the apotheosis of sacred baboons

Thoth was an ancient Egyptian deity of wisdom, writing, magic, and the moon. Manifestations of Thoth took the form of two animal species, the sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) and sacred baboo...

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Exceot they are not vowels or even "vowel-like". In any way. At all. The entire myth is built on fundamental misunderstanding or misrepresentation of sperm whale sound production - which is why the word 'vowel' appears only in the PR and not the actual peer-reviewed paper 🙄

Gasper Begus@begus.bsky.social · 3w ago

Whales use vowels differently when ships are around. First glimpse at vowels being meaningful in whales too.

Looking to build your editorial experience? Join the #ProcB Preprint Editorial Team and help showcase cutting-edge biological research. Develop your publishing expertise, expand your professional network and stay at the forefront of new discoveries. Apply by 1 September 2026 #ECR

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Preprint Editorial Team | Proceedings B | The Royal Society

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Preprint Editorial Team | Proceedings B | The Royal Society Proceedings of the Royal Society B Preprint Editorial Team Our team’s primary mission is to look through…

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For anyone that missed my talk at @isbe2026.bsky.social - never you fear! You can watch my talk and read more about the new Replication Studies section at @behavecol.bsky.social right here! laskowskilab.faculty.ucdavis.edu/2026/07/22/r...

Turbidity, or cloudiness in water, is increasing worldwide due to human activity, but its effects on how #fish see their environment are not well understood. This #RSOS study tests how different types of #turbidity change light underwater: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

🐟 #FSBI2026 Mentorship Programme: Students and early-career scientists can connect with senior researchers during informal lunchtime mentoring sessions on 28 & 30 July. A great opportunity to discuss research, explore career paths, and expand your professional network in a relaxed setting.

Hey there @isbe2026.bsky.social party people! In an unexpected turn of events, I'm giving a talk today (Mon)! I'll be presenting my student, Abby Trocinski's work on (surprisingly!) long term organizational effects of predation stress on molly brains & behavior. 1515h in the Istanbul room #ISBE2026

🐟 Attending #FSBI2026 or working across disciplines? The #JFB is publishing a Special Issue linking ecology, behaviour, physiology, management and policy to support fish conservation and sustainable fisheries. More info 👉 tinyurl.com/FSBI2026Spec...

@asab.org Research Grants done for another round... 3 awards from 17 submissions - a success rate of <20%! Successful awards will be announced soon, but the photo below is a hint - one is about doggies! Next deadline 1st October www.asab.org/research-gra...

📢 New Issue of Behavioral Ecology just dropped! 📢 Volume 37, Issue 4, July/August 2026 Read about all the new research here ⬇️ academic.oup.com/beheco/issue... Cover by Kirstin Gaffney. Clark’s anemonefish sheltering among the tentacles of a bubble-tip anemone.

How did seals evolve to hear on land and underwater? This #ProcB study found a specialised ear tissue enables amphibious hearing in pinnipeds, revealing this unique adaptation evolved more than 26 million years ago. doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Evolution #Palaeontology

Despite still melting in the heat and registration only opening 1st July, the joint Winter conference of ASAB and PSGB on “Social Learning and Culture” is almost fully booked!!! Register now! asabpsgbwinter.github.io//2026/ Standard (max. £750) conference attendance grants deadline: 1st October.

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📢 @asab.org Conference Attendance Grants for developing country applicants: deadline 1st AUGUST 📢 Up to £2500!!! Joint Winter Conference of ASAB and PSGB: “Social Learning and Culture” @asabpsgb2026.bsky.social #ASABWinter2026 @asab-meetings.bsky.social Full details: www.asab.org/conference-g...

Can behaviour and cognition support conservation efforts? 🐭💡🌍In this new paper we offer some insights into how dietary innovation and neophobia can help assess small mammals' responses to human disturbance in a protected area. It was a long journey, but I'm so proud of this! doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

New research from #ProcB: Visual attention-related processes in desert locusts' collective-motion related decision making doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Cognition #Neuroscience

Congrats first author Kyu Min Huh on our paper out in @royalsocietypublishing.org Journal of the RS Interface. Titled "Natural take-off flight performance is repeatable and scalable in mixed flock tit species". Link: doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟🐟🐠🐟 Looking for a postdoc? Let's develop a proposal together: www.wur.nl/en/jobs/pers... Get in touch to discuss topics 🐟🐠🐟🐟🐠🐟🐟🐠🐟🐟🐠

This #ProcB study presents the most complete evolutionary tree of tunas and mackerels to date, revealing warm-bloodedness evolved at least three times independently doi.org/10.1098/rspb... |#Evolution #Physiology #Taxonomy

Can fish help corals recover from injury? This study from #BiologyLetters tests whether a common coral-dwelling damselfish (Dascyllus flavicaudus) facilitates wound healing and physiological recovery in the coral Pocillopora doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... | #Ecology #CoralRegeneration

This study published in #ProcB examines how thinking and moving at the same time affects human foraging doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Behaviour #Biomechanics #Cognition

Eastern bluebird cognitive performance is resilient to acute anthropogenic noise disturbance academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

Eastern bluebird cognitive performance is resilient to acute anthropogenic noise disturbance

When exposed to acute noise, Eastern bluebirds demonstrated no deficits in their ability to solve a novel problem to reach their nestlings. However, noise

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